As Joe Biden prepares to leave what many Americans consider to be the worst presidency in the country’s history, he is calling for an annual remembrance that will literally keep the nation divided for decades to come.

“On this Jan. 6, order will be called. Clerks, staff and members of Congress will gather to certify the results of a free and fair presidential election and ensure a peaceful transfer of power,” Biden began in an op-ed for the Washington Post that many aren’t even sure he wrote.

“Capitol Police will stand guard over the citadel of our democracy,” Biden continued. “The vice president of the United States, faithful to her duty under our Constitution, will preside over the certification of her opponent’s victory in the November election.”

“It is a ceremony that for more than two centuries has made America a beacon to the world, a ceremony that ratifies the will of the voters,” the op-ed continued. “For much of our history, this proceeding was treated as pro forma, a routine act.

“But after what we all witnessed on Jan. 6, 2021, we know we can never again take it for granted,” Biden’s piece said before repeating a well-worn and thoroughly debunked Democratic narrative about what actually happened that day.

“Violent insurrectionists attacked the Capitol, threatened the lives of elected officials and assaulted brave law enforcement officers,” he wrote, though no one has been charged officially with “insurrection” as the vast majority of observers characterized the incident as a riot of the kind seen throughout the summer all over the country in the months before the 2020 election.

“We should be proud that our democracy withstood this assault,” Biden wrote. “And we should be glad we will not see such a shameful attack again this year.”

“But on this day, we cannot forget,” he continued. “We must remember the wisdom of the adage that any nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it. We cannot accept a repeat of what occurred four years ago.”

“An unrelenting effort has been underway to rewrite — even erase — the history of that day. To tell us we didn’t see what we all saw with our own eyes. To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession. To explain it away as a protest that just got out of hand,” Biden continued. “This is not what happened.

“In time, there will be Americans who didn’t witness the Jan. 6 riot firsthand but will learn about it from footage and testimony of that day, from what is written in history books and from the truth we pass on to our children. We cannot allow the truth to be lost,” he said before adding: “[W]e should commit to remembering Jan. 6, 2021, every year.”